After months of speculation, the 2025 Formula 1 season is here. And the season-opening Australian Grand Prix may deliver pure chaos. Rain and showers in Melbourne have lingered into the afternoon, and the wet conditions even forced the cancellation of the F2 race that was scheduled for earlier in the day.

Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri slid onto the grass in an eventful F1 race in Melbourne. Lewis Hamilton finished 10th in Ferrari debut.

In a post-race live room with readers, The Athletic's senior F1 writer discusses what he saw at the season's first race.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the team will get a truer reflection of Liam Lawson’s performance at the next race, in China this weekend, after a forgettable opening round in Melbourne. Lawson failed to finish his first full race with Red Bull as wet conditions wrought havoc at the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park yesterday.

Red Bull F1 driver Liam Lawson acknowledged that he shouldn't be going off the track in qualifying that led him to secure P18 in Melbourne.

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Racing debut proved a difficult weekend for the Kiwi, ending in the wall as he crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix. Making his full-time F1 debut as a Red Bull driver, Lawson was knocked out in Q1 in Melbourne after mistakes on his flying laps – and his race day also proved a gruelling affair.